A new study is aiming to desensitize people allergic to peanuts, like Chloe Menderson, through a patch containing a peanut protein.

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Kimberly Railey
USA Today

Chloe Menderson's purse is always stocked with two items: Benadryl and an EpiPen.

Those products are her only defense against a peanut allergy that poses a constant risk to her health.

"It takes one time forgetting to ask at a restaurant if there are peanuts in your meal to be in danger," said Menderson, 20. "You might ask every day of your life and then just not remember one day." ...